Today, in PSHE, Year 5 drew on all their learning from the Healthy Me unit and discussed what makes a healthy lifestyle. We talked about the effects of smoking and alcohol, getting enough exercise and sleep, eating a balanced diet and having a positive relationship with food.

We then talked about what a debate is and learned that debates often have a statement or a question, which some people agree with and some people disagree with. During a debate, people give their opinions on the topic and then a vote takes place.

For the rest of the lesson we took part in a debate.

Our question was: Does the media and social media help motivate people to live healthy and safe lifestyles?

We were each given a side (either for or against) and then had some time to come up with arguments that supported our side. The groups then presented their arguments and voted whether we agreed or disagreed with the statement.